No need to worry Jay, engine swaps are legal here.  ;)

Will you tell us how your van did at AirCare?

Jake

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@gmail.com> wrote:

> I sure didnt tell them i had a ford engine ( why open a can of worms )
>
> Thank you,
> Jay Lefstein.
> Sent from my mobile device.
>
>
> On Jun 10, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>  Mark,
>>
>> Will you consider just taking your Zetec/Bostig van into the test
>> station
>> when
>> registration time comes around, and mentioning nothing about the
>> conversion?
>> Or, do they need to look into the engine bay for some reason to do
>> this
>> procedure where you are?
>>
>> I ask because I'm wondering if other places are similar to UT in
>> that they
>> just "plug 'n play" their test devices, never questioning or looking
>> at the
>> motor while doing emissions tests.
>>
>> bob
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:04 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  I would hope the newer Ford engine conversion has better emissions
>>> but
>>> have not seen any emissions test results to back that up. Since my
>>> waterboxers generally passed CA tests by considerable margins I would
>>> need actual facts to convince me that the Zetec conversion does
>>> better
>>> by default. I'm sure that the native Zetec does better, just not so
>>> sure
>>> about the conversion after the reprogramming of the ECU that goes
>>> along
>>> with it. Any test results you know of by certified testing stations
>>> of
>>> Bostig setups?
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>

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Jake

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